BURMA COMMAND ATHLETIC MEETING IN RANGOON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BURMA COMMAND ATHLETIC MEETING IN RANGOON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: JFU 582
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: At the Burma Athletic Association in Rangoon, capital of Burma, an athletic meeting is held and teams from various military formations compete for the Burma Command Shield.
  • Description: Various angles of West African troops competing in the high jump. Competitors passing during the mile with an Indian soldier leading. The end of the mile.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: JFU 582
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1946-04-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) SEAC Film Unit (Production company) Wilson, A (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Burma Command (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Rangoon, Burma (geography) Post-war Burma 1945-1948 (event) British Army 1939-1945 (theme) Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 92 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    JFU 582

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    JFU 569 (SOUTH BURMA AREA ATHLETIC MEETING [Allocated Title])
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